concentrate
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She had her first number one hit - and first Grammy nomination - with the song Joshua in 1971 and finally left The Porter Wagoner Show in 1974 to concentrate on her solo career.
From BBC ● Aug. 25, 2026
Once the rare earth concentrate has been extracted from the wastewater, the individual elements must then be separated out and processed.
From Barron's ● Aug. 22, 2026
Tall figures, made in the 1960s, seem to disintegrate as we concentrate on the nuances of De Kooning’s touch.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 12, 2026
Lower flows can concentrate the very pollution the new data is designed to track, leaving fish and other aquatic life exposed to more dangerous levels.
From BBC ● Aug. 6, 2026
"I can't concentrate when you're fooling around in my room."
From "All About Sam" by Lois Lowry
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Mr. Wright, whose own ancestors ran a local newspaper in Georgia, concentrates on those who literally got their hands dirty learning the newspaper game.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 30, 2026
The shift further concentrates operational oversight among directors aligned with recent governance changes, including Chair Mary Filippelli.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 24, 2026
Lamine Yamal prefers to let the media talk the talk while he concentrates on walking the walk, even with the constant Ballon d'Or chatter that has followed him since he was 16.
From BBC ● Jun. 4, 2026
Because the metasurface itself concentrates the incoming radiation, external focusing components such as silicon lenses are unnecessary.
From Science Daily ● May 31, 2026
His face takes on a special look when he concentrates.
From "Catching Fire" by Suzanne Collins
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Appliance production is concentrated in Ohio and Kentucky.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 25, 2026
There are pockets where wealth is concentrated within the county, Helbig noted.
From MarketWatch ● Aug. 22, 2026
Policymakers noted that economic activity had continued to expand at a "solid pace," but noted that business investment was concentrated in AI industry expenditures.
From Barron's ● Aug. 19, 2026
The researchers concentrated on the visual cortex and proposed four major functions for neural traveling waves.
From Science Daily ● Aug. 18, 2026
C.P. put away his concerns from the night before and concentrated on leading a group discussion of interracial violence, the subject he had broached on Monday night.
From "The Best of Enemies" by Osha Gray Davidson
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In this case, the findings suggest that understanding vaccine readiness may require looking at the immune system as an interconnected whole instead of concentrating on one antibody or one disease.
From Science Daily ● Aug. 21, 2026
"It felt good that someone rather than AI was concentrating on and listening to my story," the 44-year-old said.
From Barron's ● Aug. 13, 2026
She says those physical sensations - including a heavy feeling in her chest, a racing heart and difficulty concentrating - can reinforce the symptoms of anxiety, creating a cycle that is difficult to break.
From BBC ● Aug. 5, 2026
Ukraine’s annual Atlas Festival, which drew 95,000 concertgoers last month, is concentrating on the fan experience amid the severe constraints of war.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 4, 2026
It had fewer corrections than my previous papers, but the grade was only a disappointing C. I stuck it in my binder, and for the rest of the class I had a hard time concentrating.
From "Breaking Through" by Francisco Jiménez
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